Total Crime Rate

396.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 396.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 283.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Cemetery Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 67 local areas in De Bruce , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Cemetery Road (TS24 0DH) in the last 12 months was 396.0 per 1,000 residents and was 180.4% higher than the De Bruce average (141.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 98 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (β‰ˆ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 188.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Cemetery Road (TS24 0DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hays Gardens, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Penrith Street (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Cemetery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hays Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Penrith Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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